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What is anomaly detection?

In short

Anomaly detection is the use of AI to identify data points or events that differ significantly from the normal pattern. By learning what typical behaviour looks like, a system can flag the unusual for review. It underpins fraud detection, network security, and equipment monitoring, for example spotting a suspicious payment or an early warning sign of a failing machine among thousands of ordinary readings.

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